Brit has invested in a new film about golf legend Seve, while Spaniard he faces on Friday reckons he'd have a better chance against him at football

New racquet: Murray pumped some of his tennis winnings into a film about legend Ballesteros (Photo: Getty)

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Andy Murray has invested in the new film about Seve ­Ballesteros – and revealed he has never lost money on the golf course.

The British No.1 faces Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round on Friday, as Seve The Movie is released in cinemas across the UK.

The biopic tells the inspirational story of the late, great Spanish star, who was always tremendous box office as a player.

The five-time Major winner showed the same improvisation and imagination around the greens as double Grand Slam winner Murray on the grass in SW19.

But the Scot admitted he was attracted to the project because he saw it as a good business venture – and because his father Willie loved the legendary golfer.

“My dad was a massive Ballesteros fan – he loved watching him when we were younger,” said Murray, who went to a tennis academy in Spain as a teenager. “He talked about him a lot when we were growing up.”

Ballesteros, who came from a humble background in northern Spain, won the last of his three Open titles in 1988 before losing his fight with brain cancer in May 2011, aged 54.

“I never met him but used to watch him on TV,” said the Scot. “I watched a lot of golf when I was younger. We went to watch the ­tournament in Gleneagles a few times which was just down the road from our house.

“I normally try to invest in ­something that interests me a little bit. This was ­something to me that made sense. I obviously love sport, I used to play a lot of golf and Seve was a pretty amazing guy.”

Murray, though, is an undoubted bandit with his handicap.

“I haven’t played since I started having ­problems with my back,” said the 27-year-old. “Since the surgery, I haven’t ­bothered trying. I will wait until I have finished my career.

"When I used to play for money, I always used to play off 16 or 17 and everyone got p****d off when I was playing against them. I have never lost a game of golf for money in all the times I have played.”

Bautista Agut reckons he would have more chance of beating Murray at football than tennis.

The Spanish No.27 seed was on the books at Villarreal until the age of 14 when he chose to focus on the smaller ball.

Murray trained at the Glasgow Rangers School of Excellence as a teenager before also opting for tennis. And Bautista Agut said: “I know Andy still likes to play ­football but he never told me he had the chance to play when he was younger.

“I was a striker at Villarreal and think I would have more chance of beating Andy at football. It will be a tough match for me.”